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MLB announces schedule through Tuesday

Major League Baseball has announced the game times through Tuesday, which covers Games 1 and 2 of the American League Division Series for the Yankees.

New York will play ALDS Game 1 on Sunday at 6:15 p.m. ET at the winner of tonight’s Wild Card game between the Orioles and Rangers. Monday’s ALDS Game 2 is scheduled to begin at 8:07 p.m. ET.

Both games will be televised on TBS. Tonight the Yankees are holding a workout under the lights at Yankee Stadium, and they’ll likely bring their bags to hit the road for either Baltimore or Arlington after the Wild Card game is decided.

As I’ve replied to those who have asked on Twitter, the Yankees do have home field advantage, despite the fact they open on the road. Game 3 (plus Game 4 & Game 5, if necessary) would be held at Yankee Stadium. Yes, this is a change from the old 2-2-1 format due to scheduling conflicts, but all involved teams have known about it since at least March. MLB has said the old format will return in 2013.

This 2-3 ALDS format is the same one that MLB used from 1995-97. That worked out OK for the Yanks as division winners in 1996; not so much as Wild Cards in ’95 (Seattle) and ’97 (Cleveland).

Umpires have been announced for the ALDS series involving the Yankees: Brian Gorman, Mark Carlson, Fieldin Culbreth, Mike Everitt, Angel Hernandez and Tony Randazzo.

2 Comments

That’s crap. I don’t care how long the teams have known. It puts the team that worked their butts off to get home advantage at a disadvantage. Screw scheduling. They knew about scheduling a long time ago too with adding a extra wild card team. How can they bring back the 2-2-1 in 2013 if it was a problem in 2012. Team with home field advantage has to play first two games in opponent’s field. if they get into a hole of 2-0 even if they come back to their home field it’s a long and difficult road back. As far as I’m concerned the yankees are disadvantaged by this stupid ruling and schedule and someone in the yankee organization should be kicking up a stink about it. This is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Team with home advantage having to start in their opponent’s field for the first two games of the best of five. Totally ridiculous and unacceptable i THINK. I think whoever the team is the Yankees face they should be laughing at this point. Anyone else agree? Yankees will always play better in their own park and important in a short series to get a leg up as soon as possible. Total Crap!

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